Charl Pretorius '19 followed up last weekend's outing at the fall portion of the Empire 8 Conference Championship with the best round of his collegiate career on Monday, September 19th, at the Oswego State Fall Invitational. The South African native finished the round of 18 with an eight-over par 79 at the Oswego Country Club and tied for fifth place at the tournament.
Not only was Pretorius able to shave five strokes off of the best round from his rookie season at the links in Oswego, New York, but his 79 marks the lowest single-round total recorded by any of the Soaring Eagles through five tournaments this fall.
The sophomore linksman has established himself as one of the leaders on the EC men's golf team this year. His average score of 85.43 and 14.00 versus par are just fractions of a point off the pace for the team lead. Additionally, the dual-sport student-athlete, who also plays in goal for the Soaring Eagles men's ice hockey team, has trimmed nearly two strokes off of his rookie average.
The Elmira men's golf team will hit the links on Tuesday, September 27th, on its home course at the Elmira Country Club, as the Purple and Gold host their annual Elmira College Fall Invitational. The tournament will begin with a 10:00 a.m. shotgun start.
